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A PARTIAL HISTORY 

of the 

HARRISON FAMILY 


Campbell’s “History of Virginia.” 

Page 454, — History of the Harrison Family 

Benjamin Harrison, Jr., of Berkeley was a descend- 
ant from ancestors who were among the early settlers of 
Virginia. Harmon Harrison came to Virginia in the sec- 
ond supply. One of the Harrisons was Governor of the 
Burmuda Islands. John Harrison was Governor of Vir- 
ginia in 1623. 

The common ancestors of the Harrisons of Berkeley 
and Brandon was Benjamin Harrison of Surrey. He lies 
buried in the yard pf the old chapel near Carbin Point (or 
Cabin Point) in B elk eley\ Conn ty . On his tombstone was 
this epitaph, — “Here lyeth the body of Hon. Benjamin 
Harrison, Esq., who did Justice, loved Mercy and walked 
humbly before his God, was Loyal to his Prince. Was 
born 20 Day of Sept., 1645, and died Jan. 30, 1712 or 
1713.” 

It was long believed that the Harrisons of Virginia 
were descendants of Col. John Harrison, the regicide and 
a friend of Cromwell. 

The first family in Virginia was that of Hon. Benja- 
min Harrison of Surry, who had three sons, one of whom 
was Benjamin Harrison of Berkeley. He married Eliza- 
beth Burwell of Glocester; died 1710. His only son was 
Benjamin Harrison, Jr., and his only daughter, Elizabeth. 

Benjamin Harrison, Jr., of Berkeley married a 
daughter of Robert (King) Carter and was many years 
in the House of Burgesses. He was elected to the first 
Congress. (Paton Randolph married his sister, — Eliza- 


2 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


beth.) Mr. Harrison was chairman and reporter, June 
10, 1776. He was a signer of the Declaration of Indepen- 
dence which was passed on July 4, 1776. 

In physical appearance Mr. Harrison was six feet tall, 
corpulent, and of light complexion. — See Campbell’s His- 
tory of Virginia, page 657. 

Patrick Henry was chosen the first Governor after 
independence was declared. He appointed the first 
Council, consisting of John Page, Dudley Diggs, John 
Taylor, John Blair, Benjamin Harrison of Berkeley, Bar- 
tholomew Dandridge, Thomas Nelson, Sr., and Charles 
Carter of Sherley. Mr. Nelson declined on account of old 
age and his place was filled by Benjamin Harrison of 
Brandon, Williamsburg. On June 7, 1775, Richard Henry 
Lee moved a resolution for a separation, which was sec- 
onded by John Adams, Thomas Nelson, Benjamin Harri- 
son and the Harrison from Wyeth. 

See Page 639. 

On Christmas Day, 1775, Benjamin Harrison, Jr., 
having leave of absence for three days from the conven- 
tion, was at the lower ferry on the Chick amauga River, 
conferring with Jacob Rubsamen, who talked in broken 
English, about the manufacturing of salt peter, he having 
been sent on by the Virginia delegation in Congress to 
superintend the manufacturing of gun powder. Mr. 
Harrison’s father and himself were dabbling a little in 
the making of salt peter. Rubsamen afterward manu- 
factured salt peter and powder in Virginia. 

See Page 575. 

“History of England,” by C. R. T. Fletcher. 

Page 442. 

Sir Thomas Harrison was a general under Cromwell. 
Harrison was a great soldier and a great sufferer. 

Page 448. 

Harrison was left in the north of England when 
Cromwell did not venture to take more than half his 
army across the border (1650). 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 3 


Page 450. 

Harrison being on the Scottish flank and Fanbert on 
the rear, Cromwell made his junction with Harrison and 
Lambert at Warwich, August 25, 1650. This made him 
28,000 strong and the Scotch 16,000. Charles I made a 
good fight but was defeated. Harrison and Lambert 
urged Cromwell to dissolve the ‘Rump Parliament * by 
force. 

Page 472. 

Harrison urged Cromwell to re-establish the Saints 
and, after establishing a small council of ten persons to 
try Harrison ’s plan and after a letter was sent out to the 
Independent Church in each county, asking for nomina- 
tion of godly men to the Central Assembly, they met on 
July 4, 1653. 

Page 470. 

Harrison was imprisoned by Cromwell who made 
reading was in pass and was against the Common Prayer 
Book. 

492. 

Harrison was a fanatic, but a soldier; by CromwelPs 
favor he was protected. 

Page 497. 

Lambert was hostile to Harrison and the 54 Mona- 
chiste. Harrison who had been in and out of prison dur- 
ing CromwelPs life, had ceased to be dangerous. His 
name and doctrines had become somewhat a matter of 
derision. 


“The Virginia Magazine.’ ’ 

Taken from The Virginia Magazine at Sewanee Li- 
brary, during August and September, 1915. 

Data extending from May 4, 1725 to July, 1905. 

Indian Department of Spottsylvania County, Vir- 
ginia. 

“It was ordered that by referring to Col. Harrison 
inquiries be made as to which of the Nollaway Indians 
had to be out hunting.” 


4 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


Note. — Col. Nathaniel Harrison is doubtless the one 
referred to, as he was a member of the Governor’s Coun- 
cil of Spottswood sent to New York to treat with the Five 
Tribes in 1722. 

4 4 Col. Harrison desires to take such means as he 
thinks best. ’ 9 

Page 9. 

Page 59. 

“Benjamin Sidway (of Surry) married Mary, widow 
of Benjamin Harrison. Capt. Sidway sold a tract of 
land belonging to Peter, orphan of Benjamin Harrison. ’ 9 

Page 95. 

“Benjamin Harrison was sworn into the House of 1 
Burgesses, April 17, 1691, being returned in place of 
Major Arthur Allen. 

Page 101. 

Rodric Bayhom Brooks married Ella Constance Har- 
rison. 

Page 416. 

A petition to the House of Burgesses for a ferry in 
Amherst County, over the Ffuvana River, dated June 5, 
1775, bears the names of Batterle Harrison, Richard Har- 
rison and John Harrison. 

Captain Henry Harrison, soldier, November 5, 1772. 

Very good ship biscuit were sold by subscription in 
Charles City at his house at 10 shillings per hundred by 
Benjamin Harrison. — Virginia Gazette, June 1739. 

Vol III, History of Genealogy of Fletcher Boogher, 
(W., D. C.) gives Newman Harrison’s family of Rocken- 
ham County. 

Page 656. 

The sons of Benjamin Harrison of Berkeley were 
Benjamin Harrison, the signer of the Declaration of In- 
dependence; Charles Harrison, a General; Nathaniel; 
Henry, Callie and Carter Harrison. 

Banjamin Harrison married a Miss Barrett, and Wil- 
liam H. Harrison, President of the United States. 

Second of Benjamin Harrison of Surry, Nathaniel 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 5 


and his eldest son was Benjamin Harrison of Brandon, 
who was in the Council at the same time as his relatives 
and namesake, Benjamin Harrison of Berkeley, at the 
commencement of the Revolution. 

Page 185, Book on Vol. I. 

Benjamin Harrison had possession of the Aynstia of 
Joseph Phillip, &c., &c., and owning to his age, he did not 
enter the debate. 

In this county, when Governor Derismore purloined 
the powder from the magazine at Williamsburg, Tyler, 
with young Harrison, a son of Benjamin Harrison of 
Berkeley, enrolled a number of gallant young men and 
marched at their head to the Capitol, where Henry at the 
head of his Hanover company had just arrived on the 
establishment of the Constitution in 1776. He was ap- 
pointed to the office of Commissioner of Admiralty, the 
duties of which he discharged throughout the war, and 
when first elected to the Senate under the new Constitu- 
tion, in 1789 he was elected speaker of the House of Dele- 
gates, having been nominated by Patrick Henry. 

Pages 19, 20, 83, 98, 105, 154, 156, 251, 250, 232, 378, 
401, 416, 438 and 444 of the Virginia Magazine. 

Benjamin Harrison of Brandon, Prince George Coun- 
ty, Virginia, was horn in 1743, died 1807. He was a mem- 
ber of the Prince George County Committee of Safety in 
1775 and 1776. On July 2, 1776, he was elected a mem- 
ber of the State Privy Council, but declined the appoint- 
ment and is shown in the text to have been elected a mem- 
ber of the House of Delegates. See the Virginia Maga- 
zine, Pages 233 and 236. 

Benjamin Harrison of Brandon was elected as a Del- 
egate for the County of Prince George. Died the 3rd. 
day of October, 1776. 

Resolution against Lord Dunsmore was signed by 
William Harrison and other, January 3, 1776. 

Page 186. 

Nathaniel Harrison acts as Deputy for Wm. Byard, 

Esq. 


6 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


Nathaniel Harrison was made Deputy Receiver of 
Revenue April 25, 1715. 

Page 83, Vol. 5, Brent family land formerly granted 
to John Harrison on September 4, 1654. For want of 
heirs of his body, came to Capt. Giles Brent. Date of 
transfer, March 29, 1666. This evidently refers to Fran- 
ces, widow of Dr. Jeremiah Harrison. John and James 
must have been brothers. This shows that Frances had 
no children. 

Page 19 Reverend Thomas Harrison ordered. Orig- 
inally a minister of the Church of England, he changed 
to be a Puritan. Banished by Governor Berkeley, 1648. 

Virginia History Magazine, Page 378. Benjamin 
Harrison of Brandbn was elected member of the House 
of Delegates. 

“I do hereby certify that Benjamin Harrison, Esq. 
of Brandon is duly elected to 'be Delegate for this county 
of Prince George. 

Given under my hand and seal this 30 day of 
October, 1776. 

NOTE. — Benjamin Harrison of Brandon, Prince 
George County, Virginia yas born in 1743, died 1807. He 
was a member of the Prince George County Committee of 
Safety, 1775-1776. On July 2, 1776 he was elected a 
member of the State Privy Council, but declined the ap- 
pointment and, as it shows in the text, was elected mem- 
ber of the House of Delegates. See this magazine, IV, 
pages 233 and 236. 

“The First Republic of Virginia,” by Alexander Brown. 

Page 390. 

At the preparative court on Nov. 23, 1620, Edward 
Harrison passed 5 shares to Ralph Fogg. Fifteen shares 
of this company was given to Capt. Tucker. 

309.— Sir George Yeardby sent Ensign Harrison to 
trade with the Indians on the Eastern Shore.. 

Page 464. — Mr. George Harrison and his servants 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 7 


arrived on the Seaflower, together with 120 persons, Nov. 
28, 1621. 

The Seaflower was dispatched to England, May 22, 

1622, with letters from the Council. Mr. George Sandys. 
Mr. George Harrison. 

Page 503. — George Harrison’s letters sent to his 
brother, John Harrison, Feb. 3, 1622. 

Page 58. — Mr. George Harrison sent his brother, 
John Harrison, in Virginia, by the ship Marmaduke, four 
men-servants, one of whom remained in the West Indies. 

Page 582. — When the goods were loaded George 
Harrison was sick at his plantation near Martin’s Bran- 
don. He died and made his Brother John his executor. 

Page 620. — The landowners were George Harrison, 

1623, then dead. John Harrison had three shares in the 
company. 

Page 600 — John Harrison wanted to procure sharer, 
in the Virginia Company for Capt. John Powell, but was 
not allowed to do so. 

“History of the United States,” by McAlester. 

Benjamin Harrison was a bold, frank, outspoken 
man. He had all his life been active in the cause of li- 
berty and in early movements of the Revolution. A 
marked discussion in Congress in 1775, when the Second 
Petition to the King of England was under discussion, 
John Dickson, who was the chief party in framing it said 
that there was only one word in the paper of which he 
disapproved and that was the word 4 Congress. ’ Scarcely 
had he said so when Harrison jumped upon his feet and 
exclaimed, “There is only one word in it that I do ap- 
prove and that is the word, ‘ Congress.’ ” 

In the war he carried arms with distinction. Rose 
to be colonel of a regiment of foot; had later been Gov- 
ernor of Virginia of Virginia and had commenced the 
present session of the Legislature with an animated con- 
test for the Speaker’s chair. 

Virginia Convention, 1798. Page 249. 

Robert Carter Nicholas, from whose chiritis he cop- 


8 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


ied secret trials, which were afterwards conspicuous in 
his own. When Lord Dunsmore purloined the powder 
from the magazine at Williamsburg, Tyler with Young 
Harrison, a son of Benjamin Harrison of Berkley, en- 
rolled a number of gallant young men and marched at 
their head to the Capital, where Henry at the head of 
his Hanover Company had just arrived. See Marshall’s 
“History of Kentucky,” 1822. Vol. 1821, 2 vol. 

Jesse Burton Harrison’s “Views on Slavery,” in 
1832 sets out the poverty of Virginia slave-holders, like 
Mr. John Randolph of Roanoke, and said that “the mas- 
ter would run away from their slaves. ’ ’ 

“History of Virginia,” by Bishop Mead. 

Vol I, Page 111. — King Carter’s daughter married 
Benjamin Harrison (see Carter Family History). 

Thomas Harrison supported the Episcopal Church 
at Brand Run, page 212. 

Page 320. — Letter addressed to Hon. Payton Ran- 
dolph, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, Richard 
Bland, George Washington, Benjamin Harrison, Edmond 
Pendleton, Freeholders of Augusta County, Virginia, and 
from Thomas Lewis and Samuel McDowell, Delegates. 

Page 294, 295. — Out of the Vestry Hamilton James 
Munro, Geo. Wythe, Benjamin Harrison, Colonel Bland, 
etc., who in June 1775 seized upon the arms and ammuni- 
tion in Governor Densmore’s house in Williamsburg, 
carrying the powder to the magazine and delivering the 
arms among themselves for safe keepink and service ot 
the country. 

In the will of Benjamin Harrison of Surry, who was 
buried near Corbin Point, was born in Southwark Par- 
ish in 1645; died 1712. He had three sons, Banjamin 
Harrison, the eldest, settled in Berkley County, married 
Elizabeth Burwell of Glocester. He died April, 1710, 
leaving an only son, Benjamin Harrison. Benjamin 
married Elizabeth Carter, daughter of Robert Carter 
(called “King” Carter). 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 9 


Page 153. — Member of the Convention at Williams, 
burg, which met May, 1776. Benjamin Harrison, Esq., 
was among them. 

Page 320. — Augusta County at Stanton chose two 
delegates to meet in Richmond to send delegates to the 
Continental Congress at Philidelphia on 10 of May, 1775. 
In obedience to the instruction the following letter was 
addressed: 

‘ 4 Gentlemen : 

We have it in command from the freeholders of Am 
gusta County by the Commitye held on Feb 22, etc., etc. 
THOMAS LEWIS, 
samuel McDowell. > > 

REPLY. 

4 ‘To Thomas Lewis and Samuel McDowell. 

Gentlemen : 

Be pleased to transmit to the superlative Freehold- 
ers of Augusta County our sincere thanks for their af- 
fectionate address approving our conduct in the late Con- 
tinental Congress. It gives us the greatest pleasure to 
find that our honest endorsement to serve our country on 
this arduous and important occasion has met their ap- 
probation, a reward fully adequate to our warmest 
wishes and the assurance from the brave and spirited 
people of Augusta County that their hearts and hands 
shall be devoted to the support of the measures adopted 
or hereafter to be taken by the Congress for the preser- 
vation of American Liberty gives us the highest satisfac- 
tion and must afford pleasure to every friend of the just 
rights of mankind. We cannot conclude without ac- 
knowledgement to you gentlemen for the polite mannei 
in which you have committed to us the sentiment of 
your worthy constitutents, and we are theirs and youi 
obedient humble servants. 

(Signed) 

PAYTON RANDOLF, PATRICK 
HENRY, RICHARD HENRY LEE, RICHARD BLAND. 


10 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


GEORGE WASHINGTON, BENJAMIN HARRISON, 
EDMOND PENDLETON. 

‘‘History of Patrick Henry.” 

Pages 94 and 95.— The First Continental Congress. 
Token fror Den of the Virginia Delegates Friday, Sep. 2. 
Dined with Mr. Thomas Mebbins with Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
Meditito and Two Rutledges, with the Ladies. We were 
very sociable and happy. After coffee ^e went to the 
Tavern where we met and Introduced yo Payton Ran- 
dolf, Esq., Speaker of the House of Virginia, Col. Harri- 
son, Richard Henry Lee and Col. Bland. These gentle- 
men from Virginia seemed to be most spirited and con 
sistent of any. Harrison said he would have gone up to 
this occasion if it had been to J ericho. 

Governor Benjamin Harrison appointed to the Con- 
stitutional. Wrote to Gen. Washington, Oct. 4, 1787. 

“History of Harrison County, Kentucky.” 

With the second company of settlers came five Har 
risons in 1785. Among them were George Bright, Wil 
liam Craig, Thomas Moore, William Nesbit, and Colonel 
Benjamin Harrison. He was the first Sheriff of Bour- 
bon County. Harrison County received its name from 
Colonel Ben Harrison. He was the first Representative 
in the State at the time of the formation of this County in 
1785. He held many prominent positions. Among them 
in addition to those mentioned above, that of representa 
tive of Bourbon County in several of the Danvalle Con- 
ventions. He was also a member of the Convention that 
formed the first constitution of Kentucky. The firsl 
Court of Harrison County was held on Feb. 4, 1794. Col- 
onel Benjamin Harrison was sworn in as one of the Jus- 
tices of the Peace. Henry Coleman was the Surveyor 
and Benjamin Harrison his deputy. At this session ol 
the Court, a ferry was granted to Benjamin Harrison 
across the Licking River. He was also appointed Com 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 11 


missioner of Taxes by Act of the General Assembly. 
Harrison County was formed of part of Bourbon and 
Scott Counties, and named in his honor. He was Chair 
man of the first Board of Trustees, and Representative 
in the Legislature from Harrison County. Cynthiana 
was made the County Seat and named in honor of Cyn- 
thia and Ann, the daughters of Robert H. Harrison, who 
dedicated the grounds now the Public Square. 

This Benjamin Harrison was undoubtedly the same 
Captain Ben Harrison, who was in the battle of Point 
Pleasant, Virginia, in 1774, where Comstock, the great 
Indian Chief was defeated, and Governor Dunsmore was 
called to account for not sending his troops to aid Col 
onel Lewis. This same Benjamin Harrison organized r 
company and captured all of the arms and ammunition 
held by Governor Dunsmore, took them to Williamsburg, 
Virginia, and distributed them to the Continental sol- 
diers. This same Benjamin Harrison, in the life of 
Patrick Henry, was the supporter of the Extreme Revo- 
lutionists, while the other Benjamin Harrison was a sup- 
porter of the King. Captain Benjamin Harrison served 
three years in the Continental Army, and was awarded 
6014 acres of land for his service as captain for three 
years in the Virginia line on Continental Establishment 
the deeds being to Batteal Harrison of Fayette County. 
Ohio, in the year 1826. This land was located in Fayette 
County, Ohio. 

The heirs in this estate were Batteal Harrison ol 
Fayette County, Ohio, William Harrison, Juleus Harri- 
son, Mary Harrison, Jane (Harrison) Hinkson, Cather- 
ine (Harrison) Miller, and Aristides Harrison. 

“History of West Virginia.’ ’ 

We find Captain Ben Harrison with Gen. Andrew 
Lewis at the battle of Point Pleasant, Virginia, 1774. 

He was in the engagement on the right wing on 
Crooked Creek that won the day for the Continental 
Army. 

Second, we find this same Ben Harrison must have 


12 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


served in the Revolution as his sons as administrators 
Batteal and Aristides Harrison, received land grant? 
from the United States Government, signed by President 
Madison. This land was laid out at Madison Mills, Fay 
ette County, Ohio. 

Third, We find Ben Harrison moving to Kentucky 
from Wheeling, Virginia, about the year 1790, by way of 
the Ohio River. He may have gone up the Licking River 
to Cynthianna, where he built a mill. This County was 
named for him, Harrison County, Kentucky. 

This Benjamin Harrison married a Miss Mary New- 
all, in Virginia. William Harrison was his son, who set- 
tled in Crawford County, Missouri, about 1817, and en- 
tered the first land that was entered after Missouri be- 
came an organized State. This William Harrison had 
nine sons and two daughters. His sons were Batteal, 
Aristides, and others we do not know. Batteal Harrison 
came to Ohio, and in 1812 was Captain under General W. 
H. Harrison during the war, and was afterwards Adju- 
tant General of Ohio. 

Batteal Harrison had five sons and one daughter. 
His eldest son, Benjamin, married Martha Reeves. His 
second son, Scott, married Frances Young. Wm. Harri- 
son married Katherine Vance. David V. Harrison mar- 
ried Mary Hicks. John H. Harrison married Cynthia 
Shufflebager. Mary Harrison married Thomas Vance. 

Benjamin Harrison’s children were Elizabeth, Ange- 
line, Cook, Batteal, Belle and Winnie. 

Scott Harrison’s children were Annette, Batteal. 
Vance, Job, John V., Elizabeth J., William, Bell, John 
and Jim Cook. 

David V. Harrison’s children were Phoebe, Cassius 
M., Scott, Nettie, Ada, McClelland, Winnie and Robert. 

John H. Harrison’s children were Joseph Scott, Eliz- 
abeth, Floyd, Everett and Benjamin. 

Mary Vance’s children were Robert, Elizabeth, Bat 
teal H., Benjamin, Martha and Fannie, twins, Bell, Phoe^ 
ba, Josephine and John. 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 13 


All of Batteal Harrison’s children were born in Fay- 
ette County, Ohio. 

Traditions of Gen. Batteal Harrison 

He was born in Sweetbryer County, Virginia, 1780: 
He was left by his parents at Wheeling, Virginia about 
1783 or 1784 with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. 
Vance, who was a teacher in the school at that place. 

Batteal Harrison had the whooping cough and, as 
his father had decided to descend the Ohio River and go 
up the Kentucky River to what was then Bourbon Coun- 
ty, Kentucky. The Indians were on the warpath and 
they had to travel in boats at night, so they thought it 
would be very dangerous to take the boy with them. 

In six years the Indian trouble subsided and Captain 
Benjamin Harrison went back for his son Batteal, but as 
the boy did not know him and did not want to go to Ken- 
tucky, his uncle, Wm. Vance, said he would keep him 
and educate him, as there were no schools in Kentucky 
at that time. After he grew to be a man, he removed to 
Belmont County, Ohio, and he and his uncle built a mill 
in Ming’s Bottom. It burned down and he went to Chil- 
licothe, Ohio, to get his insurance about the year 1811. 

And, whilst there, he met my grandmother, Miss 
Elizabeth Scott, and courted her. One of the pleasures 
of the time was sleigh-riding, which young Harrison thot 
would be fine, so he hired a team and sleigh and as the 
harness was furnished with check-lines, he was at a loss 
to know how to hold the horses whon they started to run. 
He, not knowing the use of check-lines, sprang upon the 
near horse’s back and stopped him, saving his young 
lady and himself from being thrown out. He was con- 
sidered the best athlete of the town. His previous driv- 
ing had been with a single line attached to the bridle 
reins of the near horse. 


14 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


General Batteal Harrison. 

From History of Fayette County, Madison Town- 
ship, Ohio. 

General Batteal Harrison was born in the State of 
Virginia in 1780. His father, Captain Benjamin Harri- 
son, served as a Continental officer in the Revolutionary 
War of 1776, under General George Washington. The 
Harrison family are descendants from the brave Major 
Benjamin Harrison, who feared not to place his name 
upon the Declaration of Independence. He was the hon- 
ored father of General Wm. H. Harrison, late President 
of the United States. 

General Batteal Harrison emigrated to the North- 
west Territory in 1798, and settled in now Belmont Coun- 
ty, Ohio, where he resided until 1811. He was among 
the first pioneers to that locality. He emigrated to Ross 
County, Ohio then, and in the fall of 1812 was commis- 
sioned by James Madison, president of the United States, 
second lieutenant in the 19th. Regiment of Infantry of 
the United States army. This commission was dated 
July 2, 1812. He served with ability and distinction in 
said office until March 17, 1814. when he was commission- 
ed by President Madison captain of the Second Company 
of Riflemen of the U. S. regular army. He served in this 
office until peace was declared in 1815. After the close 
of the war he married and emigrated to Fayette County, 
in the wilderness, and located a large tract of military 
land in now Madison Township, on the waters of Point 
Creek and erected the first cabin in that section of the 
county. By industry he had in a short time one of the 
best stock farms in the county. General Harrison dur- 
ing his life was a large stock dealer. For many years 
he drove cattle and hogs to Baltimore and other Eastern 
markets. 

General Harrison was elected by the Legislature in 
1817 as Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas 
for Fayette County. In this important office he served 
seven years. He was also elected several times by his 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 15 


district as a representative to the Ohio Legislature. He 
made an efficient member of that body and exerted a 
good influence among its members. He was a powerful 
writer and a good thinker. General Harrison died in 
1857, full of years and honors. Hon. Wm. H. Harrison, 
named after William Henry Harrison, president of the 
United States, and a son of General Batteal Harrison, is 
the proprietor of the second homestead and occupies the 
house in which his father died. 

General Harrison was elected and commissioned a 
Brigadier General of Ohio in 1838 and served until the 
repeal of the Military Law by the Legislature. The fol- 
lowing are the names of General Batteal Harrison’s 
children: Benjamin Scott, William Henry, David V., Jo- 
seph, John, and Mary M. John, who was in Company 
D., 114 Ohio Volunteer Infantry, died in the last war. 
Scott was a captain in the last war. David was first 
lieutenant of the Militia. Benjamin served one term as 
commissioner for Madison County. 

The following inscription was found on General Bat- 
teal Harrison’s tomb, on October 22, 1916. 

“BATTEAL HARRISON 
Died October 31, 1857, aged 77 years. 

ELIZABETH, wife of Batteal Harrison 
Died March 27, 1851, aged 68 years, 4 months & 15 days, 
(at White Oak, Fayette County, Ohio.) 

What My Mother Told Me About General William 
Henry Harrison 

In the fall of 1840 Wm. H. Harrison was to make a 
speech at Chillicothe, Ohio, and my father, Scott Harri- 
son, had just married my mother, Frances (Young) 
Harrison, and they drove down to Chillicothe to hear the 
speech. 

General William Henry Harrison was met at the 
gate of the grove where he was to make the speech by a 
committee. The chairman of this committee was her 


16 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


father-in-law, General Batteal Harrison, and when Wm. 
H. Harrison alighted from his carriage, he saw his old- 
time friend, Batteal Harrison, and ran to him and they 
kissed and embraced each other and the tears streamed 
down from their eyes, as this was the first time they had 
met since they served in the army of 1812. (This was 
the first time my mother had ever seen men kiss each 
other). On the speakers stand General Wm. H. Harri- 
son had this to say: That the meeting was not of any 
political significance, but a reality, for the last time they 
had seen each other was at Fort Megs, Ohio, when he 
had bid General Batteal Harrison goodby and kissed 
him, thinking he would never see him alive again. He 
said it was the then Captain Batteal Harrison who should 
have the credit for the defeat of the British and Indians, 
instead of himself. That General Batteal Harrison, 
then a captain, came to him and asked for 90 picked 
riflemen to go with him to storm the fort. He said Gen- 
eral Batteal Harrison had conceived and had tried out 
the plan of putting three green cattle hides on poles, one 
behind the other, and that no cannon ball could go thru 
them, but would be thrown to the ground and do no dam- 
age. With reluctance he had consented and to his sur- 
prise the breach was made and his whole army followed 
and took the fort, but instead of stopping there, with 
that renowned General Shelby of Kentucky, they went 
on into Canada and defeated the British and killed the 
great Indian warrior, Tecumseh. 

Almost at the moment Fort Megs capitulated Gen- 
eral Wm. Henry Harrison was superceded and General 
Shelby was then in command and the Kentucky militia 
and the Riflemen were not stopped until Western Canada 
was subdued. 

Harrisons from Virginia Who Were Officers in the 
Continental Army 

Found in the Public Library of Chicago, Illinois by 
my friend, Lee Carter, December 18, 1912. 

From the Historical Register in the Virginia State 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 17 

Papers of the officers of the Continental Army in the 
War of the Revolution, I find the following Harrison, 
who were officers froip Virginia. 

1. Harrison, Battle, -8th. Rawlings M. I. and Vir- 
ginia Rifle Regiment. Killed at Washington, November 
16, 1776. 

2. Harrison, Benjamin, captain 13th. Virginia, 
December 16, 1776 the regiment was disintegrated. 9th. 
Virginia, September 14, 1778. Was in service to 1780. 
Supposed to have been retired February 12, 1781. 

3. Harrison, Benjamin, Jr., Deputy Paymaster Gen- 
eral of Virginia troops, February 15, 1776. Elected to 
Congress October 10, 1776., ;Died April 24, 1791. 

4. Harrison, Charles, colonel Virginia Artillery, 
November 30, 1776. Made colonel of 1st. Continental 
Artillery January 1, 177.7, to rank from November 30, 
1776, and served to June 1783. 

5. Harrison, Cuthbert, Light Virginia Dragoons, 

February 12, 1777 and served to . 

6. Harrison, James, M. D. Light 11th. Virginia, 
January 25, 1777. Killed at Saratoga October 7, 1777. 

7. Harrison, John, ensign 13th. Virginia, Dec. 16, 
1776. Made lieutenant January 1, 1777. Regiment dis- 
integrated to 9th. Virginia, September 1778. 1st. lieu- 
tenant October 1778. Transferred to the 7th. Virginia, 
February 12, 1781. Served to close of war. 

8. Harrison, John Peyton, made 1st. lieutenant Vir- 
ginia 1776. Captain May 4, 1777. Retired February 12, 
1781. 

9. Harrison, Lawrence, made lieutenant 9th. Vir- 
ginia 1777; 1st. lieutenant, October 3, 1778. Transferred 
to 7th. Virginia February 12, 1781. Retired January 1, 
1783. 

10. Harrison, Lonet, ensign 8th. Virginia September 

25, 1779 to . 

11. Harrison, Peyton, made ensign September 21, 

1775. Made lieutenant January 23, 1776; 1st. lieutenant 
February 25, 1777 ; captain March 11, 1777. Served to 
to . 


18 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


NOTES. 

From the Calendar of the Virginia Papers are the 
following allusions to a Benj. Harrison. 

1. Williamsburg, February 23, 1776. 

Warrant — Same to same for use of Benj. Harrison 
of Brandon £26-6s-0 for provisions to a company of Mil- 
itia (for use of Wm. Allison for £15 2s 2d for pay of his 
Company of Militia.) 

2. Monday, June 17th., 1776. 

Warrant to Benj. Harrison, Esq’r of Brandon for 
£68 17s lOd for provisions and fuel to guard at Brandon. 

3. Williamsburg, Sat., March 16, 1776 — Philadel- 
phia Committee February 18, 1776. Agreeable to a res- 
olution of the Court: Congress, we, the subscribers, by 
them appointed as a committee of secrecy, do hereby 
authorize and empower Benjamin Harrison of Virginia 

to load the Brigantine Fannie, Captain , with 

the produce of that Colony and export the same. 

SAM WAND, ’ THOS. McKEE, 

JOHN ALSAP, JOSXAH BARTLETT, 

ROBT. MORRIS, JAS. HEMAS, 

FRANCIS LEWIS. 

From Henning’s Statutes at Large we find that Cap- 
tain Benjamin Harrison was present at the battle of 
Point Pleasant, October 10, 1774, Lord Dunsmore’s War. 

Proof of Deed 

Copy from the United States Land Office. 

At Washington, D. C., August 4, 1906. 

State of Ohio, (County of Fayette) 

William Vance and Jarira Hays make oath and say 
that Benjamin Harrison, to whom the land in hand war- 
rants number Six thousand and fourteen acres, died 
about the year 1808, leaving certain children, his heirs, 
to-wit: Batteal Harrison, William Harrison, Julius Har- 
rison, Mary Harrison, Jane Harrison, Catherine Harri- 
son and Aristides Harrison. Jane Harrison married 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 19 


Wm. Hinkson, Catherine Harrison married Andrew Mil- 
ler. (Mary Harrison married Chas. C. Swan.) 

That they believe all said heirs are of age except the 
said Aristides Harrison, who is now a minor under the 
age of twenty-one years, and they further state that the 
above named person are the sole and only heirs of the 
said Benjamin Harrison, deceased. 

WILLIAM VANCE, 

JAS. HAYS. 

(Power of attorney to Andrew Miller by Wm. Har- 
rison, Julius Harrison, Mary Harrison, Wm. Hinkson, 
Catherine Miller, all of Washington, Missouri. 

Dec. 6, 1815, Recorded in Washington, C. H., Ohio.) 

Deed. 

This Indenture, Made this ninth day of November, 
in the year one thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen, 
Between Batteal Harrison of the County of Fayette and 
State of Ohio, of the one part, and Henry Wood of the 
County of Randolph & State of Virginia of the other 
part, Witnesseth That the said Batteal Harrison for & 
in consideration of the sum of three hundred Dollars 
Current Money of the United States of America, To me 
in hand paid, the receipt whereof he hereby acknow- 
ledges & forever acquit and discharge the said Henry 
Wood his heirs, Executors and Administrators have 
granted, bargained, sold aliened and confirmed and by 
these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien and con- 
firm, unto the said Henry Wood, his heirs and assigns 
forever, All that Tract or parcel of land, lying and being 
in the County of Fayette and State of Ohio on the waters 
of Duff Creek, Being part of Entry No. 7806 Entered 
and surveyed for the Representatives of Benjamin Harri- 
son and deeded by the legal Representatives to Batteal 
Harrison on the 15th. day of February 1816 — Beginning 
at twe White oaks & Bur oaks original corner of said 
Survey, Thence S 55, E 61 

Buroak, Thence S. 53 W 288 poles to a stake Thence N. 


20 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


44W95 poles to a Blackoak, thence N53S179 poles to two 
barren oaks & hickory Thence N41E72 poles to the place 
of beginning one hundred and fifty four acres be the 
same more or less. 

Together with all the improvements, profits & ap- 
purtenances, to the said premises belonging or in any- 
wise appertaining & the remainder and profits thereof 
and all the estate, right title, interest, claim property 
and demand of him the said Batteal Harrison, of in and 
to the same To have and To Hold, the lands hereby con- 
veyed with all & singular the premises and every part 
and parcel there with the appurtenances unto the said 
Henry Wood his heirs and assigns forever, to the only 
use and behoof of the said Henry Wood his heirs & as- 
signs forever and the said Batteal Harrison for himself 
his heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant 
promise and agree to and with the said Henry Wood, 
his heirs and assigns by these presents, that the premises 
before mentioned now are and forever hereafter shall 
remain free of & from all former and other gifts, grants, 
bargins, sales, dowers, rights and title of dowers, judge- 
ments, Executors titles, charges and incumbrances what- 
soever done or suffered to be done by him the Said Bat- 
teal Harrison. 

and the said Batteal Harrison and his heirs all and 
singularly the premises hereby bargain and sell with the 
appurtenances unto the said Henry Wood his heirs and 
assigns against the said Batteal Harrison and his heirs 
and all and every other person whatsoever doth and will 
warrant and forever defend by this warrant. 

In Witness Whereof I the said Batteal Harrison 
have hereunto set my hand and seal the day & year first 
above written. 

BATTEAL HARRISON (Seal) 
ELIZABETH HARRISON (Seal) 
Signed, sealed and delivered 
in the presence of us 
James MeCafferty 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 21 


her 

An Lisabeth x McCafferty 
mark 

Recorders office Fayette County Ohio 
On the 21st day of November, 1818, the within 
deed was reed, for record and the same 
day recorded in Book B of the records of 
deeds pages 439 & 440. 

Benj Hinkson Deputy 
for Jesse Millikan recorder. 

STATE OF OHIO,] 

j-ss. 

Fayette County J 

Personally appeared before me, the subscriber one of 
the acting Justices of the peace for said county the with- 
in named Batteal Harrison who acknowledged that he 
did voluntary sign seal & deliver the within deed of con- 
veyance for the purposes therein expressed — Personally 
appeared before me the said Elizabeth Harrison wife to 
the said Batteal Harrison and being separately examined 
and apart from her said husband & acknowledges it to be 
her voluntary act and deed. 

Given under my hand and seal this 20th day of No- 
vember, 1818. 

JAMES McCAFFERTY J. P. (Seal) 

A Letter to General Batteal Harrison 

Pittsburg, Septr. 25, 1857. 

Gen. Batteal Harrison 
Dear Sir 

I am engaged in prosecuting claims of the Heirs 
of Revolutionary officers and soldiers and I some time 
ago wrote you and directed my letter to Duff Fork of 
Deer Creek but not having heard from you I thought I 
had better write you again knowing that your Father 
was an officer and supposing him to be entitled to % pay 
for life I thought I would give you the following names 


22 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


of Officers as they appear on my list of Officers from Vir- 
ginia by Lawrence Harrison Sr, John Harrison Sr, Wm. 
B. Harrison, Ensign, and Charles Harrison, Colonel, we 
propose to prosecute these claims for % pay under act 
of Congress of 1780, 1781, 1785 before the Court of Claims 
where we hope to recover the amount due each Officer. 
If either of these names include your Father or an Uncle 
to whom you are an Heir and you will agree to give me 
the case I will attend to it for half we may recover & 
we will pay all costs, so it will cost you nothing if we do 
not succeed and if we do it might pay you pretty well, 
on hearing from you I will send you a power of attorney 
to till up and an article of agreement. I also find the 
name of Thomas Rosey a Sr. Colonel. I thought it might 
have been a Father or other relative of Joseph Rosey 
who you knew at St. Clairsville, where does he live? 

You will remember me I presume I am the son of 
your old friend Maj. Adam Johnston. I once visited 
your house to look at 200 acres of land you sold my 
Father and since have seen you several times I removed 
here from St. Clairsville some 9 years ago and in prose- 
cuting a claim of my wife’s mother for the % pay 

her father who was a Col. I got engaged in several cases 
of the kind and if you will intrust me with your claim or 
any of your Friends I will do what can be done to re- 
cover all that might be done notwithstanding the com- 
mutation laws. 

I also have the Charles Scott Coronet, John Scott, 
Sr., Joseph Scott, Capt. Charles Scott, Brigad. Gen. all 
of Virginia perhaps some of Mrs. Harrison ’s Forefathers 
and also Elias Langham Sr., who I believe is your wife’s 
connexion. 

We have all the evidence necessary to prosecute if 
we get the Power of Atty from an Heir. I have connect- 
ed with me a Lawyer Capt. C. Naylor a Gentleman of 
some distinction as a Lawyer & a Soldier. 

When I wrote you before I believe it was about the 
Vance Family but I have no such name on my List. 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 23 


Friend and y ° U 1 &m Dear Sir Res P ectfull y 

WILLIAM H. JOHNSTON 

149 3d Street, 

Pitsburg, Pa. 


The Harrison Family. 

BENJAMIN HARRISON married Mary Newell. 
His heirs were 

1. Batteal Harrison, 

3 2. William Harrison, 

3. Julian Harrison^ 

4. Mary Harrison 

5. Jane Harrison, 

6. Catherine Harrison, 

7. Aristides Harrison. 

First son, BATTEAL HARRISON married Eliza- 
beth Scott. Their children were 

1. Benjamin Harrison, married Martha Reeves. 

2. Scott Harrison, married Frances Young. 

3. William Harrison, married Catherine Vance. 

4. David Harrison, married Mary Cook Hick. 

5. John Harrison, married Cyntha Shiefflbarger. 

6. Mary Harrison, married Thos. Vance. 
BENJAMIN HARRISON, son of Batteal Harrison, 
had the following children 

1. Elizabeth Harrison, married Wesley Brown. 

2. Angeline Harrison, married Mark Yates. 

3. Batteal Harrison, married Lidie Rodgers. 

4. Belle Harrison, married James Martin. 

5. Winnie Harrison, married Sam Farrer. 

SCOTT HARRISON, son of Batteal Harrison, had 
the following children 

1. Annette Harrison v married J. W. Alexander. 

2. Batteal Harrison, lost in a battle in 1864. 

4. Job Vance Harrison, married Mary Edwards. 

5. Elizabeth Jane Harrison, married Chas. Alex- 
ander. 


24 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


6. William Harrison, married Sally Marmaduke. 

7. Belle Harrison, married John M. Robertson. 

8. John Harrison, married Viola Spencer. 

9. Jim Cook Harrison, married Elizabeth P. Mize. 
WILLIAM HARRISON, son of Batteal Harrison, 
had the following children 

1. Fidelia Harrison. 

2. John Harrison, married Flora Parrot. 

DAVID HARRISON, son of Batteal Harrison, had 
the following children 

1. Cassius M. Harrison, 

2. Scott Harrison, 

3. Nettie Harrison, married Chas. McAttee. 

4. Ada Harrison, 

5. McClelland Harrison, married Hattie Abney. 

6. Winnie Harrison, married John Wilhoit. 

7. Robert Harrison. 

JOHN HARRISON, son of Batteal Harrison, had 
the following children 

1. J. Scott Harrison, married Margaret Fulton. 

2. Floyd Harrison, married . 

3. Elizabeth Harrison, married Shreve Fulton. 

4. Benjamin Harrison, 

5. Everett Harrison, married Miss Parrot. 

MARY (HARRISON) VANCE, daughter of Batteal 
Harrison, had the following children 

1. Elizabeth Vance, married Albert Bradine. 

2. Batteal H. Vance, married Sarah Crow. 

3. Robert Vance, died in army in 1863. 

4. Benjamin Vance, 

5. Belle Vance, married Tolim Brown. 

6. Fannie Vance, married Calvin Campbell. 

7. Josephine Vance, married Sam’1 Satchel. 

8. Martha Vance, married John Campbell. 

Second son, WILLIAM HARRISON, married 

His heirs were 

1. Benjamin Harrison, married Jane Frazier. 

2. Hugh Harrison, married Cornalie Busch. 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 25 


3. Batteal Harrison, married Ellen Turilty. 

4. James Harrison, 

5. John Harrison, married Delie Corrington. 

6. Lawrence Harrison, never married. 

7. William Harrison, married Mary M. Enloe. 

8. Andrew A. Harrison, married Mary Snell. 

9. Alexander Harrison, married Susan Corrington. 

10. Mary Harrison, married Joseph Cavenah. 

11. Margaret Jane, married Smith. 

BENJAMIN HARRISON, son of William Harrison, 
had the following children 

1. Margaret Harrison, married N. H. Buck. 

2. William Harrison, married Eliza Hinkston. 

3. Mary Jane Harrison, married S. J. Bartlett. 

4. Benjamin Harrison, married Mary Margaret 
Springer. 

5. Hugh Frazier Harrison, married Elizabeth Le- 
bean. 

HUGH HARRISON, son of William Harrison. His 
heirs moved to California. 

BATTEAL HARRISON, son of William Harrison, 
had the following children 

1. Mary Jane Harrison, married Jason Cass. 

2. Wm. Andrew, married Elizabeth Jane Britton. 

3. Nancy Jane Harrison, married Branns. 

4. John Edwin Harrison, married Josephine Reeves. 

5. Margaret Ellen Harrison, married Ross Crow. 

6. Susan Harrison, married Newton Crow. 

7. Brownie Harrison, 

8. Thos. Samuel, married Mary Quick. 

9. Kate Harrison. 

JOHN HARRISON, son of William Harrison, had 
the following children 

1. Mary Ann Harrison, 

2. Emily Harrison, 

3. William Harrison, 

4. Strother Harrison. 

N. B. These were all his children when they went to 
California. 


26 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


LAWRENCE HARRISON, son of William Harrison, 
never married. 

WILLIAM HARRISON, son of William Harrison, 

had the following children 

1. Hugh Harrison, married Catherine Roland. 

3. Benjamin Longdon Harrison, 

3. Mary Harrison, 

4. James Andrew Harrison, 

5. Alexander Harrison, married Mary Whitehead. 
ANDREW A HARRISON, son of William Harrison, 
had the following children 

1. William Harrison, 

2. Annie Mary Harrison, married Ed. Johnson. 

3. Batteal Harrison, 

4. John Harrison. 

ALEXANDER HARRISON, son of William Harri- 
son, had the following children 

1. Andrew Harrison, 

2. Jane Harrison, married Bredford. 

MARY (HARRISON) CAVENAH, daughter of 
William Harrison, had the following children 

1. William Cavenah, married Martha Miller. 

2. Fannie Cavenah, married Dave Marsh. 

3. Margaret Cavenah, married Dr. McMavigle. 

4. Annie Cavenah, married Robert Harrison. 

5. Joseph Cavenah, 

6. Lawrence Cavenah, married Nancy Wright. 

7. David Cavenah, married Sophie Kerr. 
MARGARET JANE (HARRISON) SMITH, daugh- 
ter of William Harrison, had the following children 
Cornelie Smith. 

BENJAMIN (John Ben) HARRISON, son of Ben- 
jamin, son of William Harrison, had the following 
children 

1. Walter Smarrue Harrison, married Kate Deleven 

2. Ashley Hinkston Harrison, married Annie Cop- 
pege. 

3. Lillie Harrison, married Harry Clymer. 

4. Theodosia Harrison, 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 27 


5. Zula Zell, married Stanley Prophet. 

MARGARET (HARRISON) BUCK, daughter of 
Benjamin Harrison, son of William Harrison, had 
the following children 
W. 0. Buck, married Elzede Orr. 

MARY JANE (HARRISON) BARTLETT, daugh- 
ter of Benjamin Harrison, son of William Harrison, 
had the following children 

1. Minnie Bartlett, 

2. Ben Bartlett, 

3. Addie Bartlett, 

4. Mary Bartlett. 

BENJAMIN HARRISON, son of Benjamin Harri- 
son, son of William Harrison, had the following 
children. 

1. Charley Ben Harrison, married Anna Borse. 

2. Eliza Jane Harrison, married John Ager. 

3. Mary Etta Harrison, married John Ronser. 

4. Kate Harrison, 

5. William Irwin Harrison, 

6. Emma Harrison, 

7. Frances Harrison. 

HUGH FRAZIER HARRISON, son of Benjamin 
Harrison, son of William Harrison, had the follow- 
ing children 

1. Kathleen Harrison, married Suyear. 

2. Ben Frazier Harrison, married Ella Bergermann. 

3. William Harrison, married Annie Crull. 

4. Ethel Harrison, 

5. Kathryn Harrison, married Gillispy. 

MARY JANE (HARRISON) CARR, daughter of 
Batteal Harrison, son of William Harrison, had the 
following children 

1. Vina Carr, married J. R. Hiller. 

2. Kismer. 

WM. ANDREW HARRISON, son of Batteal Harri- 
son, son of William Harrison, had the following 
children. 

1. Charley Harrison, married Etta Anthony. 


28 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


2. Thos. Harrison, married Martha Sieghnhaus. 

3. Blanche Harrison, married Jack Lyle. 

4. Samuel Harrison, 

5. Roy Harrison, married Alice Campbell. 

MARY ELLEN (HARRISON) CROW, daughter of 
Benjamin Harrison, son of William Harrison, had 
the following children 

1. John Crow, married Addie Everman. 

2. Ella Crow, married Hisse. 

3. Annie Crow, 

4. Cora Crow, married George Hestmester. 

SUSAN (HARRISON) CROW, daughter of Benja- 
min Harrison, son of William Harrison, had the fol- 
lowing children. 

Story Crow, married Johy Walker. 

MARY JANE (HARRISON) CAVENAH, had the 
following children 

FANNIE (CAVENAH) MARSH, had the following 
children 

1. Dave Marsh, married . 

2. John 

3. Joseph Marsh, 

4. William Marsh. 

LAWRENCE CAVENAH had the following child- 
ren 

1. Joseph Cavenah, 

2. William Cavenah, 

3. Ashley Cavenah, 

4. Albert Cavenah, 

5. Andrew Cavenah, 

6. Lulu Cavenah. 

MARY HARRISON, daughter of Wm. Benjamin 
Harrison, married Chas. M. Swan, and had the fol- 
lowing children 
Chas. M. Swan. 

The Young Family. 

The first of the Young family was as follows: My 
great grand-father, Jacob Young, of Greenfield, High- 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 29 


land County, Ohio, who married Tamar Warford. Their 
children were 

1. James Young, born May 18, 1779. 

2. Silas Young, born May 23, 1783. 

3. Jobe Young, born October 23, 1785. 

4. Jacob Young, born May 26, 1789. 

5: Sarah Young, born January 15, 1792. 

6. Margret Young, born October 20, 1795. 

7. Harclus Young, bom February 27, 1797. 

Jobe Young was my mother’s father. He married 
Elizabeth Cleverston and their children were 

1. Lucinda (Young) Timons, married Amace Tim- 
mons. 

2. Worford Young, married Elizabeth Gaskil. 

3. John Young, married Mary Cleverston. 

4. James Young, married Mary Ann Gaskil. 

5. Frances Young, married Captain Scott Harrison 
in 1840. 


The Vance Family. 

Captain William Vance, married Miss Mary Newell. 
Their sons and daughters were 

1. William Vance, who married a Hamilton, then 
married a Scott, and had ten children, of whom two 
were James Vance and Mrs. Wm. Hight. 

2. Robert Vance, married Rebecca Barr. Their chil- 
dren were Thomas Newell Vance, who married Mary 
Harrison; William Vance; Nelson Vance; Charles 
Vance; Mary Vance; and Dave Vance, whose son, 
Major James Vance, was killed at Cross Keys, Vir- 
ginia in 1862. He was an officer in the 60th. Regi- 
ment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

The Scott Family. 

Thompson Scott, married , their child- 

ren were .. 

1. Matthew Scott, who lived in Kentucky. 

2. Dr. Joe Scott, who lived at Chillicothe, Ohio. 


30 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


3. John Scott, of Chillicothe, Ohio. 

4. Jacob Scott. 

5. Elizabeth Scott, married General Batteal Harri- 
son. 

6. Mary Scott, married William Vance, and later 
William Cook. 

An Inquiry to the War Department. 

Hon. Luke Wright, Secretary of War, 

Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sir. 

Pardon me for asking for a copy of the history of 
Benjamin Harrison, Captain in the War of the Revolu- 
tion, a Virginia soldier from 1776 to 1779. 

Also Captain Batteal Harrison, 2nd. Riflemen, U. S. 
A., 1814. 

Also Captain Scott Harrison, 114 0. V. I., Co. D. 

And what was the last report of Batteal Harrison, 
lost in battle in June 1864, of Company H, 8th. Ohio Cav- 
alry. 

This will assist me very much in compiling by fam- 
ily history. 

Respectfully, 

WILLIAM HARRISON, 

Marshall, Missouri. 

December 2, 1909. 

P. S. Refer this to Benj. W. Reiss. 

WAR DEPARTMENT. 

The Adjutant General’s Office. 
December 7, 1909. 

Mr. William Harrison, 

Marshall, Missouri. 

The records of this office show that one Benjamin 
Harrison served as a captain, and commanded a company 
in the 13th. Virginia Regiment of Foot (also known as 
the 9th. Virginia Regiment), commanded by Colonel Wil- 
liam Russell, Revolutionary war. He is shown to have 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 31 


been commissioned December 16, 1776, and his name ap- 
pears on the company roll to and including a roll dated 
January 8, 1779, which last mentioned roll shows him 
“On furlough.’ ’ No later record of him has been found. 

The records show that Batteal Harrison was ap- 
pointed ensign, 19th. Infantry, March 12, 1812, was pro- 
moted to be second lieutenant, March 20, 1813, to be first 
lieutenant, August 15, 1813, to be captain, 2nd. Rifle Regi- 
ment, March 17, 1814, and that he was honorably dis- 
charged from the service June 15, 1815, by reason of the 
reduction of the Army. 

Under the rules of this Department, information 
from the official records to service rendered in the civil 
war cannot be furnished for historical purposes. 

F. C. DINSWORTH, 

The Adjutant General. 

Notes 

Found in letters of Peyroux in New Madrid records. 

General Benjamin Harrison and brother George lo- 
cated in New Madrid. They received for themselves and 
friends nearly Two Thousand acres of land, twenty miles 
north of New Madrird, known as Big Pinie. 

This General Benjamin was among the Prominent 
men of the new settlement. He came from Kentucky, 
where he had distinguished himself in the border wars. 
He was a man of property, shown to be a slave owner 
and had a large family. His two sons, Lawrence and 
William, and another son, Benjamin James, was also 

With General Harrison came Benjamin Hinson 
(Hinkston), his son-in-law and a son of the celebrated 
John Hinkson, who also came to New Madrid in 1802. 

While General Harrison was on a visit to Kentucky, 
George Rodgers forced his son to give up a slave, who 
afterward was recovered. 

Later General Benjamin Harrison and John Harri- 
son moved to the St. Genevieve district. 


32 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


Early Family Legal Records. 

From Virginia County Records, New Series, Vol. L, 
Westmoreland County, by Crozier. 

Westmoreland County Wills’ ’ 

Miles Marmaduke, date 16 May, 1695, proven 28 Au- 
gust 1695, to wife Jane, son Christopher, when 16 years 
of age, Jacob Remy & Morgan Williams to me trustees 
of my estate. Will Book 2, Page 6. 


Book XII 

Christopher Marmaduke, 20 January, 1761, 28 July 
1761, son Christopher and his son Vincent, son Daniel, 
daughters Esther Robins, grand-daughters Hannah and 
Elizabeth Holland, daughter Jemima Sandy, son John, 
to Margaret Sanford, grand- daughter Elizabeth Marma- 
duke. All my children, Christopher, Jean, John, Daniel, 
Esther, William & Jemima, 


From Virginia County Records, Vol IV., Early Mar- 
riages, by Crozier. 

Westmoreland County 

Page 107. January 31, 1797, Sampson Marmaduke 
& Mary Ann Jones. 

Page 107. February 25, 1797, William Marmaduke 
and Martha Clark. 

Page 108. January 31, 1798. Joseph Marmaduke 
and Judith Stone. 

Page 110. December 21, 1801. William Marma- 
duke and Polly Dafene, Vincent Dafane, her father, gives 
his consent. 

P age 112. January 26, 1803. Vincent Marmaduke 
and Betsy B. Blandell, Thos. Blandell, her father, gives 
consent. 

118. May 20, 1808. Daniel Marmaduke and Nancy 
T. Dishman. 


From Deed Record Book “A. E. F.,” in Recorder’s 
Office in Marshall, Mo. Page 20— State of Missouri, 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 33 


County of Saline, I do certify that on Wednesday even- 
ing, 4th. January, 1826, I did join together by marriage 
Meredith M. Marmaduke, late of Westmoreland County; 
Virginia, and Lavinia Sappington of Saline County, Mo. 

Given under my hand this 5th. day of January, 1826. 
Payton Nowlin, G. M. Recorded Jany. 12th., 1826, B. 
Chambers, Clk. (Seal). 


For sketch of Gov. M. M. Marmaduke, see 4 4 History 
of Saline County, Missouri/’ 1881, pp. 180, 406, 407, & 
408. His wife was a daughter of Hr. John Sappington, 
hern in Maryland, May 15, 1776, wife Jane Breathitt 
horn October 13, 1783, in Henry County, Virginia. Dr. 
Jno. Sappington was a son of Dr. Mark Sappington and 
wife Boyce, a native of Maryland. 

Jane Breathitt (4), was a daughter of William (3), 
son of John (2), son of Ranny Breathitt (1), born May 5, 
1757; died September 29, 1817, married March 20, 1782, 
to Elizabeth Whitsett, in Virginia; she was a daughter 
of William Whittsett and Eleanor (Menees) Whittsett, 
born November 26, 1765, died April 3, 1834, daughter of 
James Menees and Ellen (Cardwell) Menees. 

For sketches of Dr. John Sappington see same Hist- 
ory of Saline County, pp. 416, 417-421, and Saline Coun- 
ty Atlas of 1876, p. 26. 

The Breathitts (Breathed) were from Pennsylvania 
to Maryland, thence to Henry County, Virginia, and then 
to Logan County, Kentucky. William Breathed of 
Pennsylvania served in the Revolutionary War by sub- 
stitute, and his descendants are entitled to membership 
in D. A. R. 

(Signed) HENRY STROTHER. 

Number One, 

U. S. SEAL. 

THE 

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

To all who shall see these presents, Greeting: 

KNOW YE, That reposing special Trust and Conti- 


34 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


dence in the Patriotism, Valour, Fidelity and Abilities of 
BATTLE HARRISON, I have nominated, and by and 
with Advice and Consent of the SENATE, do appoint 
him an ENSIGN in the 19th. Regiment of Infantry in the 
services of the UNITED STATES : to Rank as such from 
the sixth day of July, 1812. 

He is therefore carefully and diligently to discharge 
the duty of Ensign by doing and performing all manner 
of things thereunto belonging. And I do strictly charge 
and require all Officers and Soldiers under his Command, 
to be obedient to his Orders as ENSIGN. 

And he is to observe and follow, such Orders and Di- 
rections, from time to time, as he shall receive from me, 
or the future PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES of 
AMERICA or the General, or other superior Officers set 
over him, according to the Rules and Discipline of War. 
This commission to continue in force during the Pleasure 
of the President of the United States, for the time being. 

Given under my hand at 
Washington this twenty third 
day of July, in the Year of our 
Lord One Thousand Eight 
Hundred and twelve and in 
the thirty seventh Year of the 
Independence of the United 
States. 

JAMES MADISON. 

(Registered in the War Office. 

L. T. D. War D. CJk.) 

Copy of Deed. 

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS — President of The United 
States of America. 

To all whom these presents shall come greeting. 

Know Ye That in consideration of MILITARY SER- 
VICES performed — By Benjamin Harrison— A Captain 
for Three Years — To the UNITED STATES in the VIR- 
GINIA LINE on Continental Establishment and in pur- 


By command of the 
PRESIDENT of the 
UNITED STATES of 
AMERICA. 

W. EUSTIS. 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 35 


suance of Act of Congress of the UNITED STATES pass- 
ed on the 10th. day of August, in the year, 1790. 

Entitled “An Act to enable the Officers and Soldiers 
of the Virginia Line on CONTINENTAL ESTABLISH- 
MENT to obtain TITLES to certain lands lying north 
west of the river OHIO, between the Little Miami and 
Sciota, ’ ’ and other Acts of the said Congress amendatory 
to the said Act, THERE IS GRANTED by the UNITED 
STATES unto Batteal Harrison and Aristides Harrison, 
heirs of said Benjamin — said BATTEAL being also as- 
signee of Andrew Miller, attorney in fact for the other 
heirs of said BENJAMIN, and in his own right a certain 
Tract of land containing 1040 acres between the Little 
Miami and Sciota rivers north west of the River OHIO, 
as by survey being dated the 18 day of January in the 
year 1822 and bounded and described as follows to-wit — 
Survey of One Thousand and Forty acres of land on part 
of a military warrant NO. 6014 in favor of said heirs, the 
whole thereof being Four Thousand acres on the waters 
of North Paint Creek. Beginning at a black oak tree 
south sixty five and a half degrees east sixty poles from 
the most northerly corner of Robert Armstrong’s repre- 
tations survey No. 3964; thence with the several lines of 
said Harrison’s survey No. 7806 of six hundred acres 
south eighty-eight degrees East one hundred and ten 
poles to three bur oaks from one root thence north sev- 
enty degrees east one hundred and forty poles to a bur 
oak and hickory, thence north forty-five degrees east 
forty-four to a large white oak ; thence north twenty-four 
degrees west two hundred and ten poles to a bur oak; 
thence north seventy-one degrees west ninty poles to two 
oaks; thence south sixty-six degrees west sixty poles to 
a hickory and bur oak; thence north fifty six degrees 
west forty-four poles to a hickory and bur oak; thence 
north twenty-six degrees west ninety-two poles to a 
stake in the line of Harrison’s said survey; thence East 
sixty- three poles to a black oak; thence South sixty de- 
grees east one hundred and sixty poles to a black oak; 
thence South sixty degrees east one hundred and sixty 


36 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


poles crossing a small branch to four barren oaks; thence 
north seventy seven degrees east eighty poles to three 
bnr oaks two from one root; thence south thirty-one de- 
grees east thirty-four poles to three white oak corner to 
said Armstrong’s survey No. 4282; thence with his line 
south seventy-four degrees east eighty poles to two white 
oaks; thence south thirty-nine degrees east seventy- two 
poles to a black oak ; thence south 36 poles to three white 
oaks; thence south thirty- three degrees east 132 poles to 
two white oaks; thence South forty degrees west 100 
poles to two barren oaks; thence south 80 degrees west 
seventy-eight poles to a large barren oak; thence south 
sixteen degrees west two hundred poles to a stake north 
east corner to said Harrison’s survey No. 7805 of 100 
acres; thence with his line south eighty-four degrees’ 
west one hundred and forty-seven poles to a stake cor- 
ner to said survey ; thence with another line thereof south 
sixteen degrees west 105 poles to a black oak in the line 
of survey No. 3964; thence with the lines thereof north 
fifty-two and a half degrees west fourteen poles to three 
white oaks; thence south fifty degrees west twenty-six 
poles to two bur oaks; thence with the line of entry No. 
9394, north twenty-eight degrees west two hundred and 
eighty poles to a hickory corner to survey No. 3964 and 
corner to said Harrison survey No. 7805 of one hundred 
and fifty acres; thence with said line east one hundred 
and forty-four poles to a stake corner to said survey; 
thence with another of his lines south 100 poles to a 
stake; thence with another .line thereof west 200 poles to 
a white oak and three hickories corner to said survey and 
corner to said Armstrong’s survey No. 3964; thence to 
north fifteen degrees west 60 poles to the beginning, — 
With the appurtenances: To Have and to hold the said 
Tract of Land with the appurtenances, unto the said — 
Batteal and Aristides Harrison — and their heirs and as- 
signs forever in the proportion of six-sevenths to former 
and one seventh to the latter. 

In witness whereof, the said John Quincy Adams — 
President of the United States of America hath caused 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 37 


the Seal of the GENERAL LAND OFFICE to he here- 
unto affixed and signed the same with his hand at the 
City of Washington, the 28th. day of March, in the year 
of our Lord, 1826 and of the Independence of the United 
States of America the fiftieth. 

BY THE PRESIDENT J. Q. Adams 

G. W. Graham, Commissioner of the 
General Land Office. 

(On the reverse side). 

BATTEAL HARRISON 1040 A”wc 8867 10891 
Recorded in Vol. II Page 516. 

I certify that Benjamin Harrison was originally en- 
titled to the bounty Lands granted by the within patent. 
General Land Office, March 29, 1826. G. W. Graham, 
Commissioner. 


Number Two. 

THE 

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

To all who shall see these presents, Greeting: 

KNOW YE, That reposing special trust and confi- 
dence in the patriotism, valor, fidelity, and ability of 
BATTEAL HARRISON I have nominated, and by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint 
him a Captain in the Second Regiment of Riflemen in the 
service of the UNITED STATES to rank as such from 
the seventeenth day of March Eighteen hundred and 
fourteen. He is therefore carefully and diligently to 
discharge the duty of Captain by doing and performing 
all manner of things thereunto belonging. And I do 
strictly charge, and require all Officers and Soldiers un- 
der his command to be obedient to his orders as Captain. 
And he is to observe and follow such orders, and direc- 
tions, from time to time, as he shall receive from me, or 
the future President of the United States of America, or 
other superior officers set over him, according to the rules 
and discipline of War. This commission to continue in 


38 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


force during the pleasure of the President of the United 
States, for the time being. 

Given under my hand, at the 
City of Washington, this first day of 
February in the year of our Lord, one 
thousand Eight hundred and fifteen 
and in the Thirty-ninth year of the 
Independence of the United States. 
BY THE PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON. 


Number Three. 

U. S. SEAL. 

JAMES MONROE, SECRETARY OF WAR. 

Copy. 

JAMES MONROE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES OF AMERICA. 

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL 
COME GREETING. 

KNOW YE, THAT IN CONSIDERATION OF MILI- 
TARY SERVICE PERFORMED BY 

Benjamin Harrison, a Captain for three years 
TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE VIRGINIA LINE 
CONTINENTAL ESTABLISHMENT, AND IN PUR- 
SUANCE OF AN ACT OF CONGRESS OF THE UNIT- 
ED STATES, PASSED ON THE 10TH. DAY OF AU- 
GUST, IN THE YEAR, 1790, INTITLED “AN ACT TO 
ENABLE THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE 
VIRGINIA LINE ON CONTINENTAL ESTABLISH- 
MENT TO OBTAIN TITLES TO CERTAIN LANDS 
LYING NORTH-WEST OF THE RIVER OHIO, BE- 
TWEEN THE LITTLE MIAMI AND SCIOTA;” AND 
OTHER ACTS BY THE SAID CONGRESS AMENDA- 
TORY TO THE SAID ACT; HERE IS GRANTED BY 
THE UNITED STATES UNTO Batteal Harrison and 
Aristides Harrison, heirs of said Benjamin; said Batteal 
being also assignee of Andrew Miller in his own right 
and as attorney in fact for the other Heirs of said Benja- 
min; a certain Tract of Land containing One Hundred 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 39 


acres situate between the Little Miami and Sciota Rivers 
northwest of the river Ohio as by survey bearing date 
the 9th. day of February in the year 1822 and bounded 
and described as follows to-wit: Survey of One Hundred 
acres of land on part of a military Warrant No. 6014; in 
favor of said Benjamin on the waters of the north fork 
of paint creek; Beginning at two hickories and a white 
oak northeast corner to John Haines Survey No. 8678; 
thence with Fulton’s line north one hundred and eighty 
poles to a hickory; thence east eighty-nine poles to two 
bur oaks ; thence south one hundred and eighty poles to a 
bur oak; thence west eighty-nine poles to the beginning. 

WITH THE APPURTENANCES: TO HAVE AND 
TO HOLD THE SAID TRACT OF LAND, WITH THE 
APPURTENANCES UNTO HE SAID Batteal and Arisl 
tides AND their HEIRS AND ASSIGNS FOREVER, as 
Tenants in common and not as joint Tenants. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE SAID JAMES 
MONROE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
OF AMERICA, HATH CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE 
GENERAL LAND OFFICE TO BE HEREUNTO AF- 
FIXED, AND SIGNED THE SAME WITH HIS Ex’d 
HAND AT THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, THE eighth 
DAY OF JANUARY, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 
1823; AND OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNIT- 
ED STATES OF AMERICA THE FORTY-seventh. 

BY THE PRESIDENT, JAMES MONROE. 

JOHN MCLEAN, COMMISSIONER OF THE GEN- 
ERAL LAND OFFICE. 

(On the reverse side). 

BATTEAL AND ARISTIDES HARRISON. 
Recorded in volume nine 
page 521. 

Geo. Hill Clk. 

I certify that Benjamin Harrison 
was originally entitled to the bounty- 
land granted unto Batteal and Aris- 
tides Harrison by the within patent. 


40 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


General Land Office 
January 8th 1822. 

John McClean, Commissioner. 


Number Four. 

JAMES MONROE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNIT- 
ED STATES OF AMERICA. 

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL 
COME, GREETING: 

KNOW YE, THAT IN CONSIDERATION OF MIL- 
ITARY SERVICE PERFORMED BY 

Benjamin Harrison, a Captain for three years; 

TO THE UNITED STATES, IN THE VIRGINIA LINE 
ON CONTINENTAL ESTABLISHMENT, AND IN 
PURSUANCE OF AN ACT OF THE CONGRESS OF 
THE UNITED STATES, PASSED ON THE 10TH DAY 
OF AUGUST, IN THE YEAR, 1790, INTITLED “AN 
ACT TO ENABLE THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS 
OF THE VIRGINIA LINE ON CONTINENTAL ES- 
TABLISHMENT, TO OBTAIN TITLES TO CERTAIN 
LANDS LYING NORTH-WEST OF THE RIVER 
OHIO, BETWEEN THE LITTLE MIAMI AND SCI- 
OTA;” AND OTHER ACTS OF SAID CONGRESS 
AMENDATORY TO THE SAID ACT, THERE IS 
GRANTED BY THE UNITED STATES UNTO Batteal 
and Aristides Harrison, heirs of said Benjamin Harri- 
son; said Batteal being also assignee of Andrew Miller 
in his own right and as attorney in fact of the other heirs 
of said Benjamin, a certain Tract of land containing One 
Hundred acres situate between the Little Miami and Sei- 
ota rivers northwest of the river Ohio, as by Survey bear- 
ing date the 9th. of July in the year 1816 and bounded 
and described as follows to wit: Survey of One Hun- 
dred acres of land on part of a military warrant No. 6014 
in favor of said Benjamin Harrison on the waters of the 
north fork of paint creek: Beginning at a black oak in 
the line of Robert Armstrong’s survey No. 3964 88 de- 
grees E 252 poles from the Southeasterly corner of the 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 41 


said Harrison’s Survey No. 7805 for 150 acres; thence 
with Armstrong’s line 52 degrees 30 ’ E 45 poles to 
black oak corner to said Survey; thence N 42 degrees E 
40 poles to three hickories corner to said Survey; thence 
S 52 degrees 30 ’ 98 poles to a bur oak and black oak cor- 
ner to said Survey; thence N 6 degrees E 158 poles to a 
stake, thence N 64 degrees W 127 poles to a stake ; thence 
S 16 degrees W 115 poles to the beginning. WITH THE 
APPURTENANCES UNTO THE SAID Batteal and 
Aristides AND their HEIRS AND ASSIGNS FOR- 
EVER; as Tenants in common and not as joint Tenants. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE SAID JAMES 
MONROE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
OF AMERICA, HATH CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE 
GENERAL LAND OFFICE TO BE HEREUNTO AF- 
FIXED, AND SIGNED THE SAME WITH HIS Ex’d 
HAND AT THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, THE 
Fourth DAY OF January IN THE YEAR OF OUR 
LORD, 1823; AND OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE FORTY-sev- 
enth. 

U. S. SEAL. BY THE PRESIDENT, JAMES MONROE. 

JOHN MCCLEAN, COMMISSIONER OF THE 
GENERAL AND OFFICE. 

Number Five. 

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL 
COME, GREETING: 

KNOW YE, THAT IN CONSIDERATION OF MIL- 
ITARY SERVICE PERFORMED BY Benjamin Harri- 
son for three years a captain TO THE UNITED 
STATES IN THE VIRGINIA LINE ON CONTINENT- 
AL ESTABLISHMENT, AND IN PURSUANCE OF 
AN ACT OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED 
STATES, PASSED ON THE 10TH DAY OF AUGUST, 
IN THE YEAR, 1790, INTITLED “AN ACT TO EN- 


42 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


ABLE THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE 
VIRGINIA LINE ON CONTINENTAL ESTABLISH- 
MENT, TO OBTAIN TITLES TO CERTAIN LANDS 
LYING NORTH-WEST OF THE RIVER OHIO, BE- 
TWEEN THE LITTLE MIAMI AND SCIOTA;” AND 
OTHER ACTS OF THE SAID CONGRESS AMENDA- 
TORY TO THE SAID ACT, THERE IS GRANTED BY 
THE UNITED STATES UNTO Batteal Harrison and 
Aristides Harrison heirs of said Benjamin; said Batteal 
being also assignee of Andrew Miller in his own right 
and as attorney in fact of the other heirs of said Benja- 
in ; a certain Tract of land containing Three Hundred and 
Ninety acres situate between the Little Miami and Sci- 
ota rivers north-west of the river Ohio as by survey bear- 
ing date the 20th day of February in the year 1817 and 
bounded and described as follows to wit : Survey of Three 
Hundred and Ninety acres of land on part of a military 
warrant No. 6014 on the waters of Duff’s fork of Deer 
Creek : Beginning at a stake southeasterly corner to 
Smith Snead’s entry No. 3405 eighty poles west of the 
fork where Sangham’s new road crosses the same; 
thence west eighty poles to a hickory and forked bur oak; 
thence south two hundred and ten poles to a stake; 
thence west two hundred poles to a stake; thence north 
two hundred and fifty poles to a stake ; hence east eighty 
poles to a stake; thence north fifty poles to two bur oaks 
on the edge of a prairie; thence east two hundred and 
fifty two poles to a bur oak; thence south forty five de- 
grees east thirtyeight poles to a bur oak; thence south 
seventeen degress thirty minutes east seventyfive poles 
to the beginning. WITH THE APPURTENANCES: TO 
HAVE AND TO HOLD THE SAID TRACT OF LAND, 
WITH THE APPURTENANCES, UNTO THE SAID 
Batteal Harrison and Aristides Harrison AND their 
HEIRS AND ASSIGNS FOREVER in the proportion of 
six sevenths to the former and one seventh to the latter. 
U. S. SEAL. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF THE 
SAID JOHN QUINCY ADAMS PRESI- 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 43 


DENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA, HATH CAUSED THE SEAL 
OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE TO 
BE AFFIXED, AND SIGNED THE 
SAME WITH HIS Ex’d HAND AT THE 
CITY OF WASHINGTON, THE twenty- 
eighth DAY OF March IN THE YEAR 
OF OUR LORD, 1826, AND OF THE IN- 
DEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED 
STATES OF AMERICA THE fiftieth. 

BY THE PRESIDENT J. Q. ADAMS. 
GO. GRAHAM, COMMISSIONER OF 
THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE. 

No. 907. for 390a. 

Batteal Harrison 

Recorded in Volume Eleven 
Page 513. 

I certify that Benjamin Har- 
rison was originally entitled 
to the Bounty land granted 
by the within patent. 

General Land Office 
March 29th, 1826. 

Geo. Graham, Commissioner. 

Number Six. 

No. 9294 25 Acres. 

Andrew Jackson, 

President of the United States of America. 

To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting 
Know Ye, That in consideration of Military Service 
performed by Robert H. Harrison, aid de Camp and Sec- 
retary to General Washington, to the United States in 
the Virginia Line, on Continental Establishment, and in 
pursuance of an Act of the Congress of the United States 
passed on the 10th. day of August, in the year 1790, in- 
tituled “An Act to enable Continental Officers & Soldiers 


44 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


of the Virginia Line on Continental Establishment, to ob- 
tain Titles to certain Lands lying northwest of the river 
Ohio, between the Little Miami & Sciota;” & other Acts 
is granted by the United States unto Cadwallader Wal- 
lace assignee of John A. Fulton, assignee of William LI. 
Beard, assignee of Sarah Caston and Dorothy Stoner, 
daughters and legal Representatives of the said R. H. 
Harrison, deceased, a certain Tract of Land containing 
Twenty five acres situate between the Little Miami and 
Sciota Rivers north west of the river Ohio as by Survey 
bearing date the twenty first day of October, 1829, and 
bounded and described as follows Viz; Survey No. 9294 
of Twenty five acres of Land on part of a Military War- 
rant No. 6194 (the whole thereof being for five hundred 
acres) issued in favor of Sarah Caston and Dorothy Ston 
er aforesaid. On the Waters of the North Fork of Paint 
Creek, Beginning at a hickory a northeasterly corner to 
the Representatives of Robert Armstrong’s survey No. 
3964; thence South twelve degrees West sixty two poles 
to a white oak corner to said survey; thence South thirty 
six degrees East two hundred and twenty two poles to 
two bur oaks corner to said survey; thence with the line 
of the Representatives of Benjamin Harrison’s survey 
No. 8867 & 10891 North twenty eight degrees West two 
hundred and Eighty poles to the beginning with the ap- 
purtenances : To have and To hold the said Tract of Land 
with the appurtenances unto the said Cadwallader Wal- 
lace and to his heirs and assigns forever. 

In Witness Whereof, the said Andrew Jackson, Pres- 
ident of the United States of America, hath caused the 
Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed, 
and signed the same with his hand at the City of Wash- 
ington the first day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1833, 
and of the Independence of the United States of America 
the fifty seventh. 

U. S. Seal. By the President Andrew Jackson. 

By A. J. DONELION Secy. 

Jno. M. Moore, acting Commissioner of the General 
Land Office. 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 45 


A Letter Written by George Washington 

To Lient. Colo. Robert H. Harrison. 

No. 300. 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I certify that Robert H. Harri- 
son, Esquire, Lieut. Colonel in the Continental Army en- 
tered the service in the month of October 1775 as one of 
my aid de camps, and in May following became my Sec- 
retary the duties of which Offices he discharged with con- 
spicuous ability. That his whole conduct during all the 
interesting periods of the War has been marked by the 
Strictest integrity and the most attentive and faithful 
services while by personal bravery he has been distin- 
guished on several Occasions. 

Given at Head Quarters 

this 25th. day of March, 1781 
Geo. Washington. 

I certify that the above is a true copy. 

NOTE. — Several hundred documents and letters of 
great historic interest have been found in the attic of the 
House of Representatives in Washington, including a 
letter in the handwriting of George Washington, shown 
above. A letter written by Martha Washington after 
her husband’s death was also found. 

A Letter from Dr. Lee Carter 

Dec. 18, 1912. 

Dr. William Harrison, Marshall, Missouri. 

Dear Doctor Harrison — 

I am sending you some things which may be of in- 
terest to you, but which I am sorry to say have not 
enough definiteness to be very valuable. I have not been 
able to find out where Capt. Benj. Harrison came from, 
but think that by locating the place of organization of 
the 9th. Va. I may yet be able to do so. As to a Harrison 
serving a short time as governor of Va. and then relin- 


46 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


qnisliing his office to Gov. Lee, I have not been able to 
substantiate by a search thru the Virginia State papers, 
but may find it yet. Tradition is not always reliable, 
neither are histories for that matter. 

Upon search you may find that the arms I have sent 
you are not correct, but I feel sure that they are, as this 
design appeared on some old silver at Brandon and on 
Evelyn Byrd’s fan. The arms are as follows Azure 
three demi-lions rampant on Crest, A demi-lion rampant 
argent holding a laurel branch vert. 

From the 4 ‘Historical Register of the Officers of the 
Continental War of the Revolution,” I find the following 
Harrisons who were officers from Virginia. 

(For this list from Nos. 1 to 11, inclusive, see page 
16. In addition to the list given there and on the fol- 
lowing pages, there were — 

12. Harrison, Richart, 1st. seargeant of a Virginia 

State Regiment, 1778 . 

13. Harrison, Robt. Hanson, Seargeant 3rd. Virginia 
September, 1775. Lieut. Colonel, Aid-de-camp to Gen. 
Washington, November 5, 1775. Military Secretary to 
General Washington, May 16, 1776 to March 1781. Died 
April 1790. 

14. Harrison, Valentine, 2nd. seargeant, 2nd. Vir- 
ginia December 28, 1776, retired September 14th., 1778. 
Captain 1778, regiment not stated. 

15. Harrison, Wm. B., cornet of Lee’s Battallion 
Eighth Dragoons 1779 to close of War. Died February 
28, 1835. 

From the Calendar of the Virginia State Papers are 
the following allusions to a Benj. Harrison. 

((Here follow other notes which will be found fol- 
lowing the list of Harrison officers on page 16.) 

As to Governor Benjamin Harrison of Virginia, who 
served from November 30, 1781 to November 29, 1784, 
the following are the essential facts: Succeeded Gover- 
nor Thos. Nelson, Jr. Was born in Berkeley, Chas City 
County, Virginia about 1740. Entered House of Bur- 
gesses 1764. Member First Continental Congress 1775. 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 47 


Signed Declaration of Independence. Filled an unex- 
pired term of Jefferson’s in the Senate, then returned to 
Congress. Was soon elected Speaker of the House of 
Burgesses. Chosen Governor of Virginia November 30, 
1781. Retired November 30, 1784. Married Elizabeth, 
daughter of Colonel William Bassett of New Kent Coun- 
ty, Virginia. 

I hope that from this mass of rather disconnected 
data some really valuable facts may be deduced and I 
am very sorry that as yet I have been able to find so lit- 
tle. As to genealogies, it is a fact that with the spread 
of *• Republicanism,’ so well championed by Mr. Jefferson, 
Mr. Franklin and others of pro-French sympathies, many 
distinguished families considered it a mark of true de- 
mocracy to ignore their family histories, coats-of-arms, 
etc., and this has caused their descendants a lot of search- 
ing. The search is very interesting, however, and it is 
surprising how often the names of families in Marshall 
turn up, usually in some distinguished connection in the 
history of Virginia. Hoping that I may have the pleas- 
ure of discussing these matters with you at Christmas- 
time , I am with best regards to your family, 

Sincerely vours, 

LEE CARTER. 

Found in History of Wm. Henry Harrison, 
President of the United States in 1841. 

The regicide General Thomas Harrison’s death took 
place October, 1660, and Benjamin Harrison, Signer, was 
born in 1726, and his brother, Curtis Harrison, a few 
years later. To one of the Signer’s children the tradi- 
tion has been traced as aforesaid. 

I have been unable to prove any relation between 
him and President Harrison’s ancestors who came to 
Virginia, but I do not know the parentage of either. 

Another interesting character of the name, and one, 
moreover, who, as far as age is concerned, may have been 
the father of the immigrant to Virginia, was John Harri- 


48 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


son, soldier, religious waster and agent to Sallee for the 
release of the English captives of the Emperor of Moroc- 
co, and who was sent in 1622 to Somers Islands, Bermu- 
da as Sheriff of that Colony, and by the death of the 
governor succeeded him and was governor during the 
earlier part of 1623. Of his parentage I am ignorant. 

A number of Harrison settled in Virginia in the 
Seventeenth Century, the connection between whom is 
not known. 

Some possible history is embraced in the following 
tradition brought over from England by Rev. Joseph 
Hirmin, a native of Yorkshire, who landed in New York 
in the early part of the present century. Viz, Four bro- 
thers, Thomas, Richard, Benjamin and Nathanael Harri- 
son, of whom his own father had told him that two went 
north and two south. A fifth brother, Edward, a clergy- 
man, remained in England, and Cromwell was a member 
of his church. Now, as we have seen, the name of the 
clergyman was Thomas, and was one that came to Amer- 
ica, yet afterwards preached in England. I can find no 
Nathaniel or Benjamin in such registers in Yorkshire, 
but Richard of the tradition might be identical with the 
Ricard living in New Haven in 1644. He may have been 
the father of Thomas, who lived in New Haven in 1654 
and of Brada in 1666. One of his sons, Nathanael, as 
well as Richard, who had a son Benjamin born in 1656. 
One thousand acres of land was granted to John Harri- 
son in Westmoreland County, Virginia in 1655. John 
Harrison was a son of Sidney Harrison, was baptized on 
December 31, 1610, and Jernur December 31, 1612, son of 
Sidney Harrison. 

Batteal Harrison, John Harrison and Richard Har- 
rison signed a petition for a ferry in Amherst County, 
Virginia on Far Harris creek. 

Waddell’s History of Augusta County Virginia, p. 152. 

The early history of the Harrisons of Rockingham is 
involved in much obscurity. They are said to have come 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 49 


from Connecticut. John descendant of Thomas Harri- 
son, one of the judges who condemned King Charles I. to 
death. Son Daniel Nathanael. Rueben Thomas, son of 
Reuben. Benjamin, son of Daniel of Rockingham. 
Robert Harrison, brother of Benjamin, the signer. 

A Tribute to Mrs. Sally (Marmaduke) Harrison 
By Dr. M. T. Chastain 

“Backward, turn backward, 0 Time, in your flight, 

Make me young again, just for tonight. ' 9 

The recent death of Mrs. Sally Marmaduke Harri- 
son, wife of Dr. Wm. Harrison, has awakened the chords 
of memory in our heart and spread in panoramic view, 
the scenes of our early manhood. Early in 1866 there 
located near Marshall two families. The heads of these 
families were Capt. Scott Harrison and Mr. David Harri- 
son, brothers, from Ohio. It did not take our people 
long to recognize in them all the good qualities of the 
highest type of true citizenship, and our people have 
never had cause to regret the warm welcome they gave 
them. Years strengthened this confidence and friend- 
ship. Capt. Scott Harrison had served as an officer in 
the Union army, had two sons with him, one of whom he 
lost, the other died in Kansas City some years ago, whom 
we had been associated in business with and thought 
much of. They were good people— none better. Both 
men were prominent Masons, were Democrats in politics, 
Presbyterians in religion, and in all good works they 
never lagged behind. They were of the old Wm. Henry 
Harrison stock and near relatives of the late President 
Benjamin Harrison, but not of the same political affilia- 
tions. Mr. David Harrison owned and improved the 
farm adjoining the city where Mr. Alvin Newell now 
lives. He died here some years ago, as did a daughter. 
His widow, two sons and a daughter now reside near 
Glasgow in Howard County, while the other son, Mc- 
Clelland Harrison, is a worthy citizen of our town. 

Captain Harrison's two oldest daughters married 


50 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


brothers named Alexander; one now living in Bates 
County. Miss Elizabeth married the other Alexander 
brother, who died some years ago, and she died within 
the last year while in Ohio on a visit. After her hus- 
band had died, she moved back to Marshall with her 
one small son, who has been City Clerk here for 
many years. Another daughter married Mr. John Rob- 
ertson, a large farmer and stockraiser living near Mt. 
Leonard in this county. Another son, Mr. James Harri- 
son, who lived here, died several years ago — within two 
years his wife also died. They left two children — girls — 
Misses Edna and Ruth Harrison. Another brother, Mr. 
John Harrison, resides here and true to the Harrison in- 
stinct, deals in thorough-bred horses, and this character- 
istic is not wanting in his brother, Dr. William Harrison. 
Captain Scott Harrison died many years ago, and his 
wife soon afterwards. 

We have known Doctor Harrison from his boyhood 
to the present time. He received much of his education 
here in Marshall; first going to school to Professor 
Hughes, then to the public schools, and afterwards 
studying medicine with Dr. Tucker, then graduating and 
taking special medical courses at other colleges and prac- 
ticing medicine here for many years. 

October 4, 1881, Dr. Harrison married Miss Sally 
Eakin Marmaduke, daughter of Colonel Vincent Marma- 
duke, known not only in Saline, where he was reared, 
but of a nation-wide reputation. Colonel Marmaduke 
had two daughters, Mrs. Lola Cary of Kansas City and 
Mrs. Harrison. His two sons died in infancy, and now 
he, his first wife — Mrs. Julia Eakin Marmaduke, his sons, 
and Mrs. Harrison, with Dr. and Mrs. Harrison's infant 
son, all rest in Ridge Park cemetery. 

Dr. and Mrs. Harrison had only one child; it died in 
infancy, and now Dr. Harrison is alone, an object of sym- 
pathy, bereaved of the most precious friend he had on 
earth, the queen of his domestic circle. And this was a 
happy home. While the burden of sorrow falls most 
heavily upon the bereaved husband and sister, Mrs. 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 51 


Cary, they are not the only ones. Where are those 
nieces, Misses Edna and Ruth Harrison, who found in 
their aunt — who had taken so much pains in rearing 
them to womanhood — a mother whom they loved as their 
own mother. There are also Misses Lavinia and Florian 
Yerby and Mrs. Emmett Chambers of Texas, and Miss 
Iola Harwood of Sweet Springs, all cousins of hers. It 
was Mrs. Harrison’s delight to do everything she could 
to make them happy. Her constant care and delight was 
to make others happy. Her life was a literal verification 
of those beautiful lines of Emily Dickinson : 

4 4 If I can stop one heart from breaking, 

I shall not live in vain. 

If I can ease one life the aching, 

Or cool one pain, 

Or help one fainting robin 
Into his nest again, 

I shall not live in vain.” 

Were Mrs. Harrison here she would not have her 
friends indulge in fulsome eulogy, nor can they say too 
much good of her. She was a professed Christian, a de- 
voted member of the Episcopal church, but more than all, 
and nobler and better, she was indeed a Christian, in 
character, in every day life, at all times and under all 
circumstances. The world cares very little about pro- 
fessions, but it does want the practical Christianity, the 
genuine article. 

It does seem to us that Marshall has been blessed 
with more than her share of good, charitable, self-sacri- 
ficing women in her various churches, both Protestant 
and Catholic, and Mrs. Harrison has ever been true to her 
church in deeds of self-abnegation and deeds of kindness 
to others. Her church will miss her, but the good she 
hath done will live on. Can we not truly say, 

“Thy day without a cloud hath passed 
And thou wert lovely to the last.” 

There could not have been love and affection more 
plighted than in these two sisters, Mrs. Harrison and 
Mrs. Cary. Their mother died when they were .quite 


52 A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 


young, and despite the devotion of a father and the care 
and affection of loved ones, they do not take the place 
of a mother. No love is so sacred as a mother’s love. It 
is akin to Heaven itself. They had the opportunities of 
great mental and social culture, anw lell did they use 
them. The oldest, Miss Lola, kept house for her father 
until she married, then Miss Sallie until she married. 
Colonel Marmaduke, after his second marriage, did not 
lose sight of his daughters, and spent much of his time 
with them, and when his wife died, made his home with 
them, and died at Mrs. Harrison’s home, surrounded by 
those he loved best. The two sisters have spent so much 
time with each other, and made life so pleasant to them 
all. We were very forcibly impressed with the great 
profusion of flowers at the funeral and by the impressive 
service of the rector, Rev. Talbott of Trinity church. 
The prayer of Rev. A. R. Faris, a friend and neighbor of 
the family, who had known her home life, her every day 
life, so free from ostentation, so helpful in all good works, 
so kind to the poor, the destitute, the degraded, the for- 
lorn and hopeless, scattering sunshine wherever she went. 
This life was an inspiration for a most impressive, pa- 
thetic, heart-touching prayer, the effect of which in its 
earnestness and pathos, appealed to the hearts of every 
person present. It was no fulsome eulogy, but the pre- 
sentation of a beautiful life, so impressive to us all. 

Mrs. Cary told us that they had planned to take 
Christmas dinner with a general family reunion at her 
son’s, Dr. Arthur Nelson, at Bunceton, Cooper County. 
That when Mrs. Harrison found that the end was near 
she said, “Go, everyone of you, and have a happy time, 
and do not for a moment suffer my absence to mar the 
joy of the occasion.” But, oh, that vacant chair, not 
filled by the very person who was to scatter sunshine and 
good cheer to the occasion, which no other could! 

Her friends can truly say, 

‘ ‘ Gone, but not forgotten. 

The trial is hard, the pain severe, 

But in our hearts she shall remain, 


A PARTIAL HISTORY OF THE HARRISON FAMILY 53 


Until we meet in Heaven again.’ ’ 

‘ 4 Death holds the life of one we loved, 

And it left us sad and lonely; 

Happy angels came and bore her 

From this world of grief and pain. ’ ’ 

Genealogy of the Misses Harrison 

Genealogy of Edna and Ruth Harrison, only daugh- 
ters of Jim Cook Harrison and Bettie (Mize) Harrison. 

Robert Mize married Elizabeth Prewitt in Kentucky. 
The first Prewitt, Robert, married Martha Chandler, a 
handsome and noted woman of Virginia. His son, Mi- 
chael Prewitt, married Elizabeth Simkens of Campbell 
County, Virginia. They had ten children; first Rachel, 
married Robert Shipley; second Michael, Jr., immigrated 
to Tennessee, and then returned with his father and 
mother to Kentucky. His mother died in Virginia ; third 
James; fourth Elisha; fifth Joshua, he married a Miss 
Adams, they settled in Shelby County, Kentucky, their 
descendants mostly settled north of the Ohio River; sixth 
Colonel Joseph Prewitt, died in Shelby County, Ken- 
tucky ,but his descendants are mostly in Missouri; sev- 
enth, Robert Prewitt, married Martha Chandler, our an- 
cestors; ninth Judith Prewitt, married Daniel Mitchell, 
their descendants were many; tenth Elizabeth Prewitt, 
married a Mr. Adams, nephew of John Quincy Adams. 




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